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FT News Briefing

Financial Times

A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:46

US bank profits surge, Deutsche Bank recovers, Suez...

FT News Briefing ·

2021/04/15

Three of the largest US banks beat profits expectations on Wednesday on the back of a strengthening US economy, and Egyptian authorities have seized the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal as they seek compensation of more than $900m from the Ever Given’s owners. Plus, the FT’s deputy editor, Patrick Jenkins, discusses Deutsche Bank’s turnaround after years as the “sick bank of Europe.”Boom on Wall Street powers US bank

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8:33

Eurozone’s economy proves resilient, Toshiba buyout...

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2021/04/14

Coinbase prepares to be the first leading cryptocurrency exchange to list on a US stock market, and the eurozone economy is showing signs of adapting to coronavirus lockdowns. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent, Kaye Wiggins, discusses the corporate drama surrounding the private equity bidding for Japan’s Toshiba.Coinbase listing set to capitalise on crypto bull runhttps://www.ft.com/content/06d98c02-f5da-45e8-a0f5-20e3bfd64879Eurozone’s economy shows signs of adapting to

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10:12

UK to launch probe into Cameron and Greensill, US...

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2021/04/13

Boris Johnson has commissioned an independent inquiry into the lobbying scandal involving David Cameron and Greensill Capital, and the $5bn-valued cyber security technology company, Darktrace, has set out plans to float in London. Plus, the FT’s US sports business correspondent, Sara Germano, explains why US states have suddenly embraced online sports gambling.UK government to announce independent probe into Cameron and Greensillhttps://www.ft.com/content/ade87a61-b1e1-433a-a79f-25fc6b9a0aafMike

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10:28

David Cameron breaks Greensill silence, investors...

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2021/04/12

Former British prime minister David Cameron has admitted he made mistakes over his government lobbying for Greensill Capital, leading Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is expanding its investment in chips, and Microsoft is on the verge of acquiring the voice technology pioneer, Nuance. Plus, the FT’s US equities correspondent, Aziza Kasumov, discusses US equities investors’ concerns about US president Joe Biden’s tax proposals.Cameron admits mistakes as he breaks silence on

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10:58

Amazon on course to defeat union effort, Goldman’s...

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2021/04/09

Amazon looked on course to defeat a historic effort by workers to unionise an Alabama warehouse, and companies and countries around the world are weighing the Biden administration’s global corporate tax plan. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains Goldman Sachs’ purchase of £75m of Deliveroo shares after the UK food delivery group’s disappointing initial public offering last month.Amazon vote count shows Alabama unionisation effort

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8:45

US corporate tax offer to the world, ShareChat valued...

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2021/04/08

The start-up that owns the biotechnology behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the US, Indian social media group ShareChat has raised more than $500m to grow its popular short-video app Moj, and Austrian activist Max Schrems has filed a privacy complaint against Google in France. Plus, the FT’s Washington bureau chief James Politi has details onthe US’s offer to the rest of the world to tax multinational companies.US offers new plan in

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9:52

EMA to probe Sputnik vaccine, Renesas Electronics,...

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2021/04/07

The EU drug regulator will launch an investigation next week into whether clinical trials of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine contravened ethical standards, and Japan’s national champion, Renesas Electronics, is being forced to diversify due to the pressures brought on by the chip industry. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, explains how president Jair Bolsonaro lost his grip of Brazil.EU regulator to probe ethical standards of Sputnik vaccine

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10:20

Janet Yellen proposes global corporate minimum tax,...

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2021/04/06

US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen is calling on other countries to join the USin setting a corporate global minimum tax, and bond investors who took big risks at the outset of the pandemic are enjoying big returns. Plus, the FT’s greater China correspondent, Kathrin Hille, discusses how a little-known chip company that dominates the global semiconductor industry is navigating political tensions.Yellen calls for global minimum corporate

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8:46

Computer chip shortage, corporate America caught...

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2021/04/05

The boom in Bitcoin mining is having an unintended consequence: it has driven up the cost of computer chips. Plus, the FT’s US-China correspondent, Demetri Sevastopulo, explains how China’s repressive treatment of its Uyghur Muslims is affecting Western brands who do business in the country.Bitcoin mining boom adds to chip price inflationhttps://www.ft.com/content/d5c121c8-aefc-48d5-a3bf-6e581ccb5762Western brands caught between US and China over human

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10:27

Biden’s $2tn infrastructure plan, Deliveroo’s IPO...

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2021/04/01

Wall Street touched a record high Wednesday as the White House released details of President Joe Biden’s multi trillion-dollar US stimulus plan, and the food delivery app, Deliveroo, closed down 26 per cent in its first day on the public market.Plus, the FT’s US labour and equalities correspondent, Taylor Nicole Rogers, explains why there are fewer black Americans in financial leadership positions than there were a decade ago.Tech stocks power Wall St to record ahead of Biden stimulus

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8:08

IMF head issues warning, Russia’s Arctic trade route,...

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2021/03/31

The head of the IMF has warned that the world should be ready for an emerging market debt crisis as the global economy emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, and Russia is using the Suez Canal incident to promote its own Arctic shipping route. Plus, the FT’s Mexico and Central America correspondent, Jude Webber, explains why Mexico’s citizens are willing to give president Andrés Manuel López Obrador a second chance.Prepare for emerging markets debt crisis, warns IMF

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10:26

Biden’s Taiwan shift, US companies see inflation,...

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2021/03/30

The Biden administration is sticking with a Trump administration policy that will make it easier for US diplomats to meet with Taiwanese officials, and US companies say they are feeling the bite of inflation. Plus, the FT’s global finance correspondent, Robin Wigglesworth, explains why banks might be more careful with hedge fund leverage after the meltdown of Archegos Capital Management.US to make it easier for diplomats to meet Taiwanese

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10:31

Mysterious trades, Suez Canal ripples, Amazon union vote

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2021/03/29

The private investment firm Archegos Capital was behind billions of dollars worth of share sales that captivated Wall Street on Friday, the head of the Suez Canal Authority has warned that there is no timeline for freeing the 220,000-tonne container ship that has blocked one of the main arteries of global trade, and Amazon workers in Bessemer wrap up a potentially historic unionization vote.Traders brace after fire sale of stocks linked to Archegos

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10:04

EU leaders clash over vaccines, UK debt, Ant Group fees

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2021/03/26

European leaders clash over vaccine distribution at a marathon virtual summit, holders of UK government bonds are suffering the worst quarter in at least two decades as Britain’s economic prospects brighten, Jack Ma’s Ant Group demands bigger fees to rebuild valuation after pulled IPO, and comfort foods like doughnuts and mac and cheese proved popular during the pandemic.EU leaders clash over vaccine distribution in tense summithttps://www.ft.com/content/486a65fe-0608-4230-b9d5-c990f10d5be8Investors

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9:34

EU-UK vaccine tensions, grounded ship blocks Suez canal

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2021/03/25

British and European officials on Wednesday issued a joint statement saying they’d discussed developing a “reciprocally beneficial relationship”to tackle Covid-19, after a top official in Brussels accused the UK of “vaccine nationalism”; a grounded container ship has blocked traffic in one of the world’s most critical shipping passages; and the rush to produce hydroelectric power in the Himalayas is adding to a crisis already exacerbated by climate change.UK and EU move to calm tensions over access

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9:46

EU-China diplomatic row imperils market access deal

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2021/03/24

The escalation of a diplomatic row between the EU and China could imperil a market-access deal meant to be the cornerstone of future relations between Brussels and Beijing, Facebook’s CEO prepares for a grilling by US lawmakers over misinformation, and the Wall Street asset management group BlackRock has pushed for more diversity but now faces criticism for lack of an inclusive workplace.Sanctions row threatens EU-China investment

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9:19

Turkey investors shaken by central bank governor firing

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2021/03/23

Investor confidence in Turkey is shaken by the shock dismissal of the head of the central bank and the appointment of a new central banker with unorthodox ideas on how to tackle the country’s economic challenges, the increased production of the Covid-19 vaccine is creating shortages of other medicines, and Goldman Sachs bows to workplace complaints by junior bankers.Turkey’s lira tumbles after Erdogan sacks central bank chiefhttps://www.ft.com/content/6be3efd1-a8e9-47a8-abac-966db2d3cf93Push to make

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10:24

Global equities surge, Broadway woes, India tries to...

FT News Briefing ·

2021/03/22

Investors have injected almost $170bn into global stocks over the past month, Broadway’s theatre workers are still waiting for curtains to lift, and India’s job shortage prompts the northern state of Haryana to adopt new rules that require companies to hire residents from that state.Investors inject almost $170bn into global stocks in 4 week https://www.ft.com/content/88ab1525-02d3-4cf7-83ef-cfc00322d2b3?Outlook darkens for Europe’s virus-stricken economy

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10:31

EU countries to restart AstraZeneca use, Biden's...

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2021/03/19

Europe’s biggest countries are set to resume using the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after the EU drugs regulator said the jab was safe, and the US is taking a tough stance as members from the Biden administration meet with Chinese officials in Alaska. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why investors are reboarding airline stocks.EU drugs regulator backs ‘safe and effective’ AstraZeneca vaccinehttps://www.ft.com/content/c83944d5-ad26-415f-bf34-1eba428beeb9US signals tough

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9:03

Fed upgrades growth forecast, how Stripe became...

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2021/03/18

Federal Reserve officials sharply upgraded their growth forecasts for the world’s largest economy, and Microsoft is investigating a recent cyber attack and whether security companies that it works with leaked details about vulnerabilities in its software. Plus, the FT’s global tech correspondent, Tim Bradshaw, explains how Stripe became Silicon Valley’s most valuable private company.Fed sharply upgrades US growth forecast to 6.5% for

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